Prevention and management of obesity in Scotland ‐ a review of the SIGN report
David H. Buss
(Consultant on nutrition based in Hampshire, formerly Head of the Nutrition Branch, MAFF)
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Abstract
Summarizes the main recommendations of a new report from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) entitled Obesity in Scotland: Integrating Prevention with Weight Management. Describes how being overweight carries an increased risk of a wide range of health problems and how the report is especially concerned about the measurement and management of their various risk factors.
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Citation
Buss, D.H. (1997), "Prevention and management of obesity in Scotland ‐ a review of the SIGN report", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 97 No. 2, pp. 76-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346659710161885
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1997, MCB UP Limited